Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: CCTV

Jonathan Ashworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether a comprehensive record of people who have access to the CCTV footage recorded in his Department's offices (a) exists and (b) is frequently updated.

Edward Argar: A comprehensive record of people who have access to the CCTV footage recorded in the Department's offices exists and is frequently updated.

Department of Health and Social Care: CCTV

Jonathan Ashworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many CCTV breaches have been reported at his Department in each of the last five years.

Edward Argar: In the last five years there has been one breach where CCTV footage has been shared outside of the Department.

Department of Health and Social Care: Security

Jonathan Ashworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how often the security footage relating to his Department's offices  is monitored and checked for anomalies.

Edward Argar: Closed circuit television footage is monitored live.

Department of Health and Social Care: Security

Jonathan Ashworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which (a) Ministers, (b) officials of his Department and (c) other personnel have access to the (i) CCTV footage, (ii) records of entry and exit and (iii) other security information relating to his Department’s offices.

Edward Argar: The contracted security officers at each office have access to the closed-circuit television footage, access control system and any other security systems. Officials involved in the management of security could request access to the information.

Department of Health and Social Care: Security

Jonathan Ashworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how security services for his Department are provided; and whether any element of those security services are contracted to the independent sector.

Edward Argar: EMCOR UK are contracted to provide security services to the Department’s buildings.

Intensive Care

Jonathan Ashworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the ICU clinical consumables stockpile has reached level (a) three or (b) four severity for stockpile levels in 2021.

Edward Argar: The intensive care unit consumables stockpile has been at or above target levels throughout 2021.

NHS: China

Sir Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the level of risk of the NHS working with Chinese companies that have links to the Chinese state; and if he will make a statement.

Edward Argar: The Department works jointly with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the investment security community across government as contributors to the investment screening regime. As an open economy, we welcome foreign trade and investment that adheres to our laws. While we have made no specific assessment, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s Investment Security Unit coordinates expertise from across Government to ensure that where risks arise from instances of foreign investment, the necessary assessment is made on a case by case basis.